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A visit to the Saint Paul Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the St. Paul Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Paul Cemetery:

48.5581, -100.8840

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Paul Cemetery is located in McHenry County<2>.

The county seat for McHenry County is located in Towner. Towner lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the St. Paul Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Paul Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the St. Paul Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Little Deep Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Little Deep Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Deep Cemetery
  • Fredericks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Fredericks Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericks Cemetery
  • Saline Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Saline Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Cemetery
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Dovre Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Dovre Lutheran Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovre Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dovre Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Newburg.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2440363 <5>
  • Melankton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Melankton Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melankton Cemetery
  • Kramer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Kramer Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer Cemetery
  • Deering Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Deering Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering Cemetery
  • Bantry Union Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Maxbass Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maxbass Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxbass Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Philomena Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101922 <5>
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    • Rising Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Nedaros Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Nedaros Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nedaros Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Granville Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Norwich Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Norwich Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Cemetery
    • Mouse River Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mouse River Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse River Cemetery
    • The Week Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Week Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Week Cemetery
    • Shook Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The Shook Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Cemetery
      • The Shook Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Van Buren Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983513 <5>
    • Evangelical Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Paul Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Upham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Russell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Russell is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Newburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Kramer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Deering
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bantry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Glenburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Rising ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rising is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
  • White ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • White is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
  • Maxbass
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Granville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Gardena
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gardena is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
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    • Ruthville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ruthville is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
    • Lansford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Landa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Landa is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Surrey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Roth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Roth is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roth
    • Westhope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Genoa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Genoa is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the St. Paul Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McHenry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Paul Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bantry
    • Bantry lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Paul Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bantry.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantry
  • Bottineau
  • Deering
  • Glenburn
  • Granville
  • Kramer
  • Lansford
  • Maxbass
  • Minot
    • Minot lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Paul Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minot.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
  • Omemee - Historic
    • Omemee lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Paul Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Omemee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omemee
  • Russell
  • Souris
    • Souris lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Paul Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Souris.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souris
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Continue List   (4 more)
    • Upham
      • Upham lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Paul Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Upham.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upham
    • Westhope
    • Willow City

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the St. Paul Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McHenry County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the St. Paul Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1031260  (Saint Paul Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031260 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: McHenry
      • Est. Elev: 443 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Newburg SW
      • Location given for Saint Paul Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.558069     Lon: -100.8840346
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including McHenry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Paul Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.